Before the end of the 11th century Norman presences were established in west Wales thanks to their special weapon, the castle. It appears that the Welsh were about to suffer the same fate as the ...

MAX: Big powerful lads from Northern France. Conquered England in 1066. King Harold shot in the eye with an arrow. Woof! Game over! MAX: Meanwhile in Ireland a bloke called Dermot MacMurrough is ...

The most famous landmark in Colchester is its Norman castle, one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Built in 1076, it was William the Conqueror’s first stone castle in England, constructed ...

A castle that boasts the largest Norman keep in Europe has received nearly £1.3m for urgent maintenance. Work to upgrade Colchester Castle's drainage system and fix issues caused by water leakage ...